Anthony Davis, LeBron James named finalists for NBA Awards

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe NBA announced the finalists for the NBA Awards and, as expected, the Los Angeles Lakers are well-represented.

For the 11th time in his career, LeBron James finished among the top-three vote-getters for the MVP Award. James last finished in the top-three at the end of the 2017-18 season. He has won the award four times.

If James is going to take home his fifth MVP Award this season, he’s going to have to beat out a field that includes Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden, both of whom are previous MVP winners and the latter of whom is the reigning league MVP. Antetokounmpo is currently the betting favorite at -3500, followed by James at +650,…